The Everything Grant Writing Book

Create the perfect proposal to raise the funds you need

Nancy Burke, Judy Tremore

• Publisher: Everything
• Year: 2008
• Print ISBN:
  9781598696332
• eBook ISBN:
  9781440524547
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Business General
• Index: Business

Expert advice to create the perfect proposal and raise the funds you need!

If you’re a fundraiser, you know that raising money is the key to every nonprofit’s success. But the competition for funds can be fierce and the obstacles many. The Everything ® Grant Writing Book gives you the insider information you need to get past the gatekeepers, beat out the competition, and obtain those much-needed funds.

This completely updated guide shows you how to:
--Do the necessary research to find available grants
--Write an effective statement of need
--Build community collaborations and partnerships
--Develop a budget and budget narrative
--Format effective letters of inquiry
--Write proposals for capital projects
--Find current online foundation resources
--Focus on sustainability, the most important concept in philanthropy today

From writing letters of inquiry and developing action plans to outlining and drafting proposals, The Everything ® Grant Writing Book helps you get the funds you need—every time!

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Top Ten Reasons to Learn Grant Writing
• Introduction
• 1 The World of Grant Writing
• 2 Finding the Money
• 3 Government Grants
• 4 Foundation Grants
• 5 The Right Source
• 6 Grant-Seeker Workshops and Conferences
• 7 Letters of Intent and Inquiry
• 8 Components of a Grant Proposal
• 9 Preparing to Write
• 10 Planning for Letters of Support
• 11 Writing a Statement of Need
• 12 Writing Goals, Objectives, and Outcomes
• 13 Writing Action Plans and Timelines
• 14 Designing an Evaluation Plan
• 15 Developing a Budget and Budget Narrative
• 16 Other Grant-Proposal Sections
• 17 Capital-Grant Proposals
• 18 Write It Well
• 19 Reviewing Your Work
• 20 Filling Out Forms
• 21 Packaging and Submitting Your Proposal
• 22 Next Steps
• 23 Writing Grants as a Career
• Appendix A Glossary
• Appendix B Resources
• Appendix C Sample Federal Grant Proposal
• Appendix D Sample Foundation Grant Proposal
• Appendix E Sample Capital Grant Proposal
• Index